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The 3 Worst Sectors of the S&P 500

Earnings season is flying by. Let's take a look at how sectors are performing.

Halfway through this quarter's earnings season, it's time to take stock of the performance of the stock market. The S&P 500(SNPINDEX:^GSPC) is up 12% year to date, but which sectors are lagging behind?

In the following video, Fool markets analyst Mike Klesta talks with contributor Dan Caplinger about three sectors that aren't keeping up with the rest of the market.

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Dan Caplinger has been a contract writer for the Motley Fool since 2006. As the Fool's Director of Investment Planning, Dan oversees much of the personal-finance and investment-planning content published daily on Fool.com. With a background as an estate-planning attorney and independent financial consultant, Dan's articles are based on more than 20 years of experience from all angles of the financial world.
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